Etymology

antiaccelerator

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Today it means: A substance having an antagonistic effect against an accelerator. Full definition →

English accelerator ← Latin accelerātiō ← Proto-Indo-European *kel-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kel-
  12. Latinceler
  13. Latincelerō
  14. Latinaccelerō
  15. Latinaccelerātu
  16. Latinaccelerō
  17. Latinaccelerātiō
  18. Englishaccelerationbf.
  19. Englishaccelerate
  20. Englishaccelerator
  21. English todayantiaccelerator

From anti- + accelerator.

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